Pat cruising the North Ridge

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Pat cruising the North Ridge

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my all-time favorite summit register entry

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Duke on the North Ridge.

Scrambling up through the 5th class sections just before a little snow and lightning storm. Scary!
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Photo by www.danafelthauser.com

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Pat cruising the North Ridge

my all-time favorite summit register entry

Miguel does Peter Croft in one of the best Sierra photo ops

The North Ridge of Mt. Conness

Brett scrabbling up the NOrth Ridge

If you look down you can practice your thousand-yard stare :-)

the ridge line

Party just before the rappel, North Ridge of Conness.

Hiking to the N ridge of Conness

here are two shots of the chimney downclimb / rappel area on the backside of second tower

Posing with the awe-inspiring ridge traverse of Conness' North Ridge behind.

North Ridge of Mt. Conness

Mt. Conness approach

north ridge

Duke on the approach from Conness lakes in June 2008.

Miguel & Deron on the start of the N Ridge

Dan considers all that lies before him.<br>
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July 2012<br>
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North Ridge of Mt Conness with the Conness Glacier and one of the crystal blue Conness Lakes below.

Middle of the final tower (headwall) to the summit

Conness Lakes on the approach

belay stance on upper slopes, looking west

trail on west side of saddle bag lake

That's me on the N Ridge. Photo courtesy Bill McConachie.

Enjoying the North Ridge of Conness

Deron on the first downclimb (opt rap)

the ridge start Sue Mcdivitte

The Second Tower on the North Ridge.

Upper portion of the class 4 face to the summit. The best part of the whole route.

Mt. Conness: complete N. Ridge

On top of the second tower

approaching summit plateau. we had roped up at the start of the last face up to the summit plateau. by the point shown in this pic it would have been better to unrope as pitches were wandery traversy and necessarily very short because of rope drag.

looking at fun climbing ahead from the second tower

Just below the ridge at dawn.

register entry of the new age

The final 4th class pitches to the summit.

J bypassing the remaining snow on the ridge proper

North Ridge, as seen from North Peak col

J on one of the slab moves just past the second rap

J on the fin

View of North Ridge from the second tower

on the second tower

Start of class 3 on the North Ridge.

With Dan at Sierra cruising altitude!

Looking down the lower portion.

The start of the North Ridge route.

Looking down the upper portion.

Approaching the rappel.

Lower portion of the class 4 face to the summit.

Unknown climber at the first short rap/downclimb from the Second Tower.

the second downclimb

Looking up part of the North Ridge.

Nearing the top of the N ridge of Conness

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